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In the year 1961
381 Notable deaths
Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria
Archduchess of austria.
Born July 13th, 1876 in Reichenau an der Rax.
Died April 8th, 1961 at 84 years old in Vaduz.
Cuno Amiet
Swiss painter, draughtsman, graphic artist and sculptor (1868-1961).
Born March 28th, 1868 in Solothurn. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1961 at 93 years old in Oschwand. [ref]
Ralph Owen Brewster
American politician (1888–1961).
Born February 22nd, 1888 in Dexter.
Died December 25th, 1961 at 73 years old in Brookline (cancer).
George Irving
American actor, director (1874-1961).
Born October 5th, 1874 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1961 at 86 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Carlos Duarte Costa
Roman catholic bishop and saint.
Born July 21st, 1888 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died March 26th, 1961 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Camille Guérin
French veterinarian and scientist (1872-1961).
Born December 22nd, 1872 in Poitiers. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1961 at 88 years old in Paris. [ref]
Olav Bjaaland
Norwegian skier and antarctica explorer (1873-1961).
Born March 5th, 1873 in Morgedal.
Died June 8th, 1961 at 88 years old in Morgedal.
Ion Barbu
Romanian mathematician and poet.
Born March 19th, 1895 in Câmpulung. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1961 at 66 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Luka (Voyno-Yasenetsky)
Russian bishop and surgeon (1877-1961).
Born April 27th, 1877 in Kerch.
Died June 11th, 1961 at 84 years old in Simferopol.
Valentine Davies
Film director, screenwriter (1905-1961).
Born August 25th, 1905 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1961 at 55 years old in Malibu. [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 381
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot